2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2462, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2462, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person homes are the most common living arrangement in postcode 2462, making up 44.1% of all households. This area has a higher proportion of people living alone than the national average, which helps explain why the typical home is smaller than in most other parts of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2462, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2462, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Clarence Valley | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in the area holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
29.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2462, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16% of the area, which is much higher than most other similar places. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion has fallen since 2011.
16.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2462, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 16%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 2462, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2462/2462-nsw/topic/family-households